WORKING TOGETHER

The aim of education must be the training of independently acting and thinking individuals who, however, can see in the service to the community their highest life achievement.

Albert Einstein

Welcome Educators!

How is collaboration changing the way you work and learn in 2012?

What Happened to Communication?

As we begin to use the online collaboration tools that Steven Anderson refers to – we need to pay attention to grade 12 Dover Bay bloggers. Riley asks,

What happened to communication?  Deanna pushes us to thing about the "Not Quite Conversation."

GREAT CLASSROOM IDEA

Digital Storytelling

Cedar Secondary students created a movie trailer for a short story they read in English class.

Digital Storytelling meets a variety of instructional needs.  

Check out some of our favourites at our digital storytelling page and our Delicious Stack.  

Check out previous great idea:  infographics (visual representation of information) in the classroom and foldables (interactive, three-dimensional, student-made graphic organizers).

Upcoming Events and News

January 24.  NDTA Suite A.  New Teacher/TTOC Orientation.  Payroll and staffing information, information about the role of the NDTA.  RSVP to ndta@shaw.ca 

January 26:  NDTA Suite A.  3:45 - 6:00.  "I am the Future" - Ecological Literacy for Young Children and their Families:  Introduction to handbook and CD with activities (available for purchase or to borrow through the DRC.)  A few spaces left.  Email lpearson@sd68.bc.ca to register.  For more info see flyer. January 26th workshop.doc  

January 28 -29:  My Story, Your Story.  Celebrate Family Literacy Day.  See the flyer for the events in your neighbourhood.  My Story - Your Story.pdf  For some great resources to plan your own Family Literacy Day event, check out our resource page.  

February 3:  DRC.  2:30-4:30.  Building Your Personal Learning Network.  We are meeting on the first Friday of the month to explore the use of digital tools for learning:  Twitter, Facebook, wikis, blogs, and more.  All SD68 staff welcome. RSVP to sbeleznay@sd68.bc.ca. Share flyer:  pln.doc

Read a Book, tell a Story:  Invite young writers to share their stories or poems.  Go to http://www.bookweek.ca/ for details.

Read the winter edition of ConnectED - a magazine for the families of the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District. 

Join us online!

• Find out about professional learning opportunities in the district. Go to our PD Wiki.
• Keep up to date with the newest resources: join our DRC 68 fan page on Facebook.
• Follow some of our concerns, questions and "wondering abouts" in education at our Working Together blog. This month, we're sharing stories of Professional Learning Communities in our neighbourhood.
• Follow us on Twitter for intriguing sites and provocative articles for educators. We now have a Twitter Feed in the sidebar.
• Get regular email updates through our Connections Listserv. Email sbeleznay@sd68.bc.ca to join. See our latest message here: Free (or almost free) stuff for you.

Find more information, resources and teaching ideas:

Find out more about how to use this wiki - and how to create your own: Working with Wikis.